Meeting someone off the Internet? Good idea or not?

I met this guy on the Internet and we've been talking for awhile now. We video chat at least 2-3 times a week (so yes I've seen him on Skype), talk on the phone and text all day everyday. We like each other so we're planning to meet up this summer and go to a beach in Florida...do you think this is a good idea?

What Guys Said 2

It's probably OK. BUT it may be a good idea to meet with him first BEFORE you take off to Florida together. Fefore the WWW was invented and there were several dial up BBSes in the area, there was an immensely popular BBS just out of town (until somebody broke in and stole the sysop's computer equipment). My (younger) brother fell in love with his daughter after informally finding each other many years later over the internet. While I rarely talk to family it appears that their marriage is lasing and they SEEM happy. And they have two kids now.